Directions (1-15): In the following question, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. A man of mark
An eminent person
A literary person
A common man
A knowledgeable man

Q2. Dry run
A practice or rehearsal
Time of difficulty
To gamble all you have
To get away from

Q3. Scope out
To admit defeat
To make a preliminary inspection
To accompany someone safely to their home
To unexpectedly upset or confuse someone

Q4. Whitewash
To be sold very quickly
To chat casually without purpose
To conceal something bad
To forget something you were supposed to have remembered

Q5. To cast aspersions
To act as the pillar of support
To raise aspirations
To make unpleasant remarks
To dissolve all the differences

Q6. On the cards
Impossible
Shocking
Evident
Anticipated

Q7. Hard-pressed
Bewildered
To be insulted because of lack of talent
Hard discipline
To struggle to do or accomplish something

Q8. Draw a blank
Absent minded
To be unsuccessful
Come successfully
To fall a victim

Q9. Vote with one’s feet
To kick someone out
To show disapproval
To stop someone from speaking
To choose someone as a leader

Q10. Puts by
To save
To lose
Give away
To spend carefully

Q11. Cut of one’s jib
One’s general appearance
To save some money
To be dismissed from a job
Out of order

Q12. To give someone the bird
To be awaited
To have good luck
To jeer at someone
To get the impossible

Q13. To split hairs
To side track the issue
To get dressed up in a dapper way
To make or focus on trivial or petty details
To find fault with others

Q14. To get cold feet
To run for life out of danger
To be nervous before one attempts to do something
To fall sick instantly
To become discourteous